With just one week since its release, Razor & Tie recording artists Yellowcard’s new album LIFT A SAIL has been racking up the numbers:

Spotify has reported 495,000 streams

SoundScan Sales: 13,600+

Vevo Plays of “One Bedroom” Video: 100,000+

Billboard Top 200 Album Chart of #26

The album also debuts on a number of other Billboard charts including #13 at Digital, #39 at Physical, #7 at Rock, #9 at Vinyl, and #6 at Indie.

The first single “ONE BEDROOM” spawned a heart-wrenching and socially-arresting video that features international activist group INVISIBLE CHILDREN which strives to end the reign of violence of Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army [LRA] in Africa. With over 100k views since its launch just two weeks ago, label Razor & Tie has vowed to donate $1,000 for every 100,000 plays of the video through December 31, 2014, up to $5,000.

Lyrically focusing on personal tragedies and triumphs in the lives of the core band members – vocalist RYAN KEY, violinist SEAN MACKIN, guitarist RYAN MENDEZ and bassist JOSH PORTMAN (Anberlin’s Nate Young filled in on drums), LIFT A SAIL also stands as the band’s most experimental album yet, with harder-edged guitars, epic orchestral flourishes, keyboard textures, and even some songs devoid of standard rock instruments as guitars and drums.

LIFT A SAIL is produced and mixed by longtime Yellowcard collaborator Neal Avron. In addition to covers of Substream and New Noise magazines,LIFT A SAIL has been garnering unanimously glowing press raves:

“… their boldest, most exploratory work to date, fusing their familiar West Coast-inspired pop-punk with a wide palette of previously unused textures including heavy splashes of ’90s alt rock and electronica.”
– Alternative Press

“Yellowcard’s new album, Lift A Sail, sounds massive and majestic, full of cavernous drums and pile-driving guitars that meld with layers of deeply textured keyboards.” –Guitar World

“Air-violins at the ready, ‘cause the ‘Card are ripping it up.” – Kerrang

“With themes of perseverance and unconditional love, the best arrangements of their career, and the ability to return from a two year hiatus as well as the willingness to truly draw from personal heartbreaking experieces, Lift a Sail cements Yellowcard as legendary.” – Outburn

“Lift a Sail is like nothing the group has released before, eschewing pop-punk for overdriven alt-rock and a plethora of power ballads.” – Alternative Press

“Yellowcard ventured into a more modern, almost Britpop vibe with Lift a Sail.” – Inked

Yellowcard launches their tour with Memphis May Fire and Emarosa in support of LIFT A SAIL this week, kicking off at Las Vegas’ House of Blues on October 16th and running until November 16th . A complete list of confirmed dates follows below: